“Chinese Companies Rebuild Trust After Tanker Scandal”

“BEIJING: “Chinese Companies Rebuild Trust After Tanker Scandal”,China’s truck manufacturers unveiled new safety standards for vehicles transporting edible oil on Monday (Jul 22). This initiative comes as companies strive to restore consumer confidence following concerns raised by a report on fuel tankers used for cooking oil, which sparked fears of food contamination.”

“Despite Beijing’s decade-long efforts to bolster food safety controls, China continues to grapple with the lingering impact of previous food scandals.”

The latest incident, as reported by The Beijing News, implicated state stockpiler Sinograin and cooking oil producer Hopefull Grain for allegedly transporting soybean oil, cooking oil, and syrup in fuel tankers without proper cleaning in between.

The food safety commission of China’s State Council, or cabinet, has said it would conduct investigations and severely punish those found responsible.

State media have also slammed Sinograin for the “disregard for the life and health of consumers”.

On Monday, CIMC Vehicles Group said it has worked with three subsidiaries to establish China’s first industry standard for road tankers transporting edible oil.

Investigations had found widespread food safety risks in the edible oil logistics industry due to a lack of standards, with a “serious phenomenon” of many liquid tankers transporting both edible liquids, such as molasses and soybean oil, and chemical liquids such as paraffin, it said.

The new standard specifies technical requirements and inspection rules for the transport and storage of edible oils, it said in a statement on WeChat.

Food companies have also attempted to distance themselves from the latest scandal.

That scandal prompted Beijing to tighten its control on food producers, with a food safety law passed in 2009 and a national food safety commission established the year after.

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